1,535 Quotes by George Orwell

Freiheit ist die Freiheit zu sagen, daß zwei und zwei gleich vier ist. Sobald das gewährleistet ist, ergibt sich alles andere von selbst.

The aim of the High is to remain where they are. The aim of the Middle is to change places with the High. The aim of the Low, when they have an aim—for it is an abiding characteristic of the Low that they are too much crushed by drudgery to be more than intermittently conscious of anything outside their daily lives—is to abolish all distinctions and create a society in which all men shall be equal.

Naziler, İngilizce konuşulan ülkelerde hiçbir zaman ciddi bir destekle karşılaşmadılar. Yaydıkları öğreti; daha çok orta sınıf entelijansiyası içinde bulunan, kendi ülkesini sevmeyi bırakmış olan, ama yine de vatanseverlik gereksinimi duyduğu için Rusya'ya karşı vatansever hisler geliştiren nadir bir insan tipini çekiyordu.

If he were killing a mouse he would know how to make it seem like a dragon

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU

His voice, made metallic by the amplifiers,boomed forth an endless catalogue of atrocities, massacres, deportations, lootings, rapings, torture of prisoners, bombing of civilians, lying propaganda, unjust aggressions, broken treaties. It was almost impossible to listen to him without being first convinced and then maddened

The command of the old despotisms was "Thou shalt not". The command of the totalitarians was "Thou shalt". Our command is "Thou art".

We are the dead,' he said.'We are the dead,' echoed Julia dutifully.'You are the dead,' said an iron voice behind them.

I would sooner be a foreigner in Spain than in most countries. How easy it is to make friends in Spain!